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Blab (Verb)

Meaning 1

Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • My aunt loves to blab about the latest celebrity gossip and will talk about it for hours if you let her.
  • During the meeting, our coworker started to blab about her weekend and lost track of the discussion.
  • After a few drinks, he began to blab about his entire life story to anyone who would listen.
  • She's always blabbing about her cats and shows you every picture on her phone.
  • My roommate tends to blab about her favorite TV shows and never stops talking.

Synonyms

  • Clack
  • Maunder
  • Prattle
  • Tattle
  • Palaver
  • Gibber
  • Gabble
  • Piffle
  • Tittle-tattle
  • Chatter
  • Prate
  • Twaddle
  • Blabber

Hypernyms

  • Speak
  • Verbalise
  • Talk
  • Verbalize
  • Mouth
  • Utter

Hyponyms

  • Smatter
  • Blather
  • Blither
  • Babble
  • Blether

Meaning 2

Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • She wouldn't blab about what she saw, no matter how much they paid her.
  • He's not someone you can trust with your secrets, he's known to blab about other people's business.
  • After one drink, she started to blab about the company's finances to a stranger.
  • John's big mouth would eventually blab the surprise party to the birthday boy.
  • If you tell her about your plans, she'll blab it to the whole neighborhood.

Synonyms

  • Let The Cat Out Of The Bag
  • Spill The Beans
  • Talk
  • Peach
  • Babble
  • Babble Out
  • Tattle
  • Blab Out
  • Sing

Hypernyms

  • Disclose
  • Let On
  • Break
  • Divulge
  • Give Away
  • Uncover
  • Bring Out
  • Unwrap
  • Let Out
  • Expose
  • Discover

Related Words

  • Blabber (noun)
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